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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Letter mourning loss of house a very nice letter
I’m writing to tell Sheila Hanley her letter, “Mourning the loss of a grand old house” (Feb. 28) was a very nice letter. I also want her to know I would not make fun of her or anybody who felt that way about a building. I too mourned the loss of a building in a […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Look at the facts since Obama became president
President John Adams once said, “Facts are stubborn things.” The price of gas when Barack Obama became president was $1.84 a gallon; look at the price now. The national debt when Obama became president was $10 trillion; look at the debt now. The unemployment rate when Obama became president was 7.8 percent. Since then, the […]
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PublishedMarch 23, 2012
Work done in room more important than room itself
Would it be OK with everyone to allow Augusta City Councilor Michael Byron and past City Councilor Mary Mayo-Wescott a chance to reverse their position on allowing the school board to use council chambers for their meetings? The Board of Education, which currently meets in the high school cafeteria, wants to make similar use of […]
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PublishedMarch 22, 2012
Online anonymity lets commenters hide
A few weeks ago, George Smith wrote a fine column about the influence of technology on public discourse. I’d like to add some thoughts. For more than two centuries, pages such as this one have provided one of the few opportunities citizens have to exercise their right to speak in a public forum. You require […]
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PublishedMarch 22, 2012
Alan Kelly should be on short list for prosecutor
I was on a grand jury years ago when Alan Kelly was a prosecutor along with Evert Fowle. I was favorably impressed by his handling of difficult cases and his sensitivity toward the victims and their families. I have read the newspaper over the years and have seen what a terrific job he has done. […]
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PublishedMarch 22, 2012
For every campaign dollar $1 should go to hungry
Two articles in March 10 paper caught my eye. One was about campaign spending and the other about the growing number of Maine families who are going hungry. It strikes me as a sad state of affairs that, on one hand, we can spend millions slandering and digging up dirt on someone running for office, […]
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PublishedMarch 22, 2012
Local lawmaker’s anger should focus on insurers
Recently, my state representative went off the deep end. Addressing the Legislature, Rep. Lance Harvell, R-Farmington, wondered why should his “20-year-old son have to get a mandate for insurance that would require him to have a Pap smear?” Lance railed against “insurance for autistic children” and suggested that Mainers older than 46 “lack good health.” […]
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PublishedMarch 21, 2012
Murderous acts a poor subject for editorial cartoon
I found the political cartoon on the editorial page on March 14 to be in very poor judgment. Shame on the Morning Sentinel for allowing such a distasteful representation of the murderous acts in our schools and the recent Afghan shooting of innocent victims. Shame, shame, shame! Connie Higgs Madison
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PublishedMarch 21, 2012
Student’s wearing hijab got unpleasant reactions
The article, “Culture Reaction: Would you still be her friend?” on March 11 concerned me very much when I read about other students ridiculing their classmate. These students also are the ones who wear their jeans below their waist, jeans that cost $40 or more that are raveled and have holes in them, and girls […]
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PublishedMarch 21, 2012
Maybe insurance should stop paying for Viagra
Darrell Issa and the Republican lawmakers are waging war against women. They don’t want the insurance companies to pay for contraceptives (the pill). Why do they think they are so superior to us? Why do they put women in such low esteem? Why are they declaring war on ovaries? We are not second-class citizens. I […]
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